Governor Puerto Rican Governor Alejandro García Padilla announces he declared a state of emergency at the Commonwealth's Government Development Bank yesterday, which allows withdrawals only to fund necessary costs for health, public safety, and education services. Without this measure and debt restructuring, the United States territory would be forced to default as it faces nearly $2.5 billion in bond payments from May through July.
Panama Papers Thousands of people protest in Whitehall calling on British Prime Minister David Cameron to resign over his financial affairs and his handling of them in relation to revelations made by the leak of the Panama Papers.
In 2016 Registered Democratic voters in the U.S. state of Wyoming gather, by county, for the Wyoming Democratic caucuses. Bernie Sanders is projected to win.
New Orleans Saints Former New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith is shot dead in a road rage incident.
Brussels bombings in 2016 Mohamed Abrini has reportedly admitted to being the "man in the hat" sought after the Brussels bombings. He is also being charged with involvement in the November 2015 Paris attacks.
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction North Korea claims to have successfully tested the engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Egypt–Saudi Arabia relations Egypt and Saudi Arabia reach an agreement on the disputed islands of Tiran Island and Sanafir Island, placing the formerly Egyptian-administered islands officially under Saudi Arabian sovereignty.
Peru At least 23 people are killed and 32 others injured after a bus plunges into a river in southeastern Peru.
Internal conflict in Peru At least two people are killed in a remote part of Peru in an attack by Shining Path guerillas.
Military intervention against ISIL The United States Air Force deploys B-52 bombers to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar to join operations against ISIL in Syria and Iraq. This is the first time they have been stationed in the Middle East since the end of the Gulf War in 1991.
Moro conflict At least 18 soldiers are killed and 52 injured in clashes with Abu Sayyaf militants and allied gunmen in Basilan island, Philippines.